Guillaume de Machaut and the Jews -- Stereotypes of persecution -- What is a myth? -- Violence and magic -- Teotihuacan -- Ases, Curetes, and Titans -- The crimes of the gods -- The science of myths -- The key words of the Gospel Passion -- That only one man should die -- The beheading of Saint John the Baptist -- Peter's denial -- The demons of Gerasa -- Satan divided against himself -- History and the Paraclete